Ah, the thrill of trying on pants in a size that you thought you'd never wedge yourself into ... and then needing to go to the next smaller size

I'd like to chime in on Weight Watchers. Rather than go to meetings, I did their online plan. Once I got the hang of it, the online food journal was very convenient and easy to use. Weight Watchers goes by a system of 'points', where different types of foods have different points associated with them, based on calories, fat, and amount of fiber per serving. It sounds complicated, but it's very easy to calculate points from the nutrition labels on most foods, plus they provide the points values for a huge range of foods online via the journal or from booklets available at the meetings. And WW stresses a balanced, sustainable diet.

WW also allows you to earn 'activity points', meaning if you go out biking for a half hour or so you get a couple extra points food credit - great motivation to get out on the bike.

WW really changed the way I eat. I've been off WW for well over a year now but I still eat a lot more vegetables and salads, much less red meat and sweets, and drink a lot more water than before I started WW. That along with biking has really helped me keep the weight off without too much effort- I occasionally splurge, but just as a special treat and I back off the next couple of days thereafter, or go on an extra long ride

Best of luck, blubikegrl and MomOnBike!